The Princess Diaries: Princess in Love by: Meg Cabot
In
The Princess Diaries series, Mia an ordinary girl, finds out she is the
next princess of Genovia, a small country in Europe. She is faced with
many challenges with her friends, school, family, and love life. In
Princess In Love Mia, finally gets to be with the boy of her dreams,
even though it wasn’t easy getting there. And on top of all of that, she
has a tough Grandmother, trying to teach her the ropes of being a
princess, and ruler of a country. I think, Mia’s tiara/crown, is an
important symbol throughout the whole series, not just Princess In Love.
Not just that it makes you look like a princess on the outside, but how
you feel on the inside and more.
Mia
has more courage to be a public speaker with the tiara. For example,
she had to speak on several live shows and interviews, when her high
school and neighborhood found out she was a princess. She makes a total
fool of herself, and messes up what she is trying to say. Mia fixed it
nicely, because that is what her grandmother taught her. Without the
crown, Mia wouldn’t have the courage to even be interviewed. Before she
knew her future of being a princess, Mia had to speak at a debate, and
threw up because she was so nervous. Since people treat her with more
respect, Mia feels better and safer/ more secure with the tiara. This
proves that Mia is more brave, with the title of being a princess, and
her tiara.
Also,
it shows how Mia is more fearless when she is wearing her tiara, and
with the tiara, it is okay to be scared on the inside. For example, Mia
thinks, that without the tiara she is just an ordinary fifteen year-old
girl. But when she has the tiara, her body guard, a limo, and an escort,
it changes a lot. For example, in the first book, someone leaked the
secret that Mia was a princess. So at her school there were reporters,
and paparazzi’s. And to keep her safe, her father order a ton of people
to be with her for her safety. The tiara changed her social life and how
she was treated with the public. If she didn’t have the crown with her
[or the title Princess Mia] people would just think she is invisible.
For example, before she knew she was a princess [in the beginning of her
freshman year] people wouldn’t even notice her. One time, a guy she
once had a crush on her, sat on her, because she didn’t know she was
there. It shows a lot about how appearances can change a lot, or having a
big title. Without some type of special object or title or reputation,
people with treat you like you are a nothing. Another example, Mia’s
“enemy” has a reputation, and all the senior boys know who she is, even
though she a freshman like Mia.
Clearly,
I think that Mia feels better making a mistake as a princess, and
[better] with her tiara on, then as Mia Thermopolis.This is because,
without the tiara, people see Mia as just, Mia Thermopolis a 15 year-old
boring, girl, than they would with her full name and title: Alela
Mignonette Grimaldi Thermopolis Renaldo, Princess of Genovia. In
conclusion, I think this book and society judge to many books by their
covers, and focus on what is outside rather than what is on the inside.
Mia is a great person, and she would be a good person and ruler without
being a princess.
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